Daniel Brandon is one of America’s most celebrated CrossFit athletes. A native of the United States, Brandon has qualified for his CrossFit games multiple times, finishing 9th in 2019, 15th in 2020, and 11th in 2021. .
She has won over many fans with her incredible show of strength and endurance. She currently trains in Las Vegas, Nevada with Underdogs Athletics alongside Kari Pearce and Bethany Shadburn, the 3rd Fittest Woman on Earth in 2020.
Brandon has a background in track and field, diving and gymnastics. In high school, she was on four state championship teams in track and field, competed in the pole vault and 4×400, competed in two gymnastics teams, and finished in the top five in the state each season in diving.
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A pole vaulter, she advanced to the NCAA West Qualifier in 2016 and has finished on the podium at multiple Big Sky Championships.
She competed in pole vaulting throughout college with great success.
Makeover: Daniel Brandon before CrossFit
Before transitioning to CrossFit full-time, Daniel Brandon competed primarily in track and field.
Her sport was pole vaulting, which she competed outdoors and indoors.
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This is Daniel before transitioning to competitive CrossFit.
CrossFit Athlete Daniel Brandon
Danielle Brandon made her CrossFit Games debut in 2019 after finishing 16th overall at the Worldwide CrossFit Open, although her first Open was in 2014.
She had a pretty successful 2020 season, finishing 3rd at the Mayhem Classic Sanctional and 15th after Stage 1 of the CrossFit Games.
She was then invited to be part of the demo team for the CrossFit Games finals. A team of selected athletes to test and demonstrate training for the upcoming Olympics.
Brandon also had a great season in 2021. She qualified for her third CrossFit game after earning her podium in the West Coast Classic semi-finals, and after much adversity, she finished 11th in the game.
5 Workouts by Daniel Brandon
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training 1
Love the weighted MU!!! Tough stuff?? Not so much especially after the messy Metcon @justincotler 🥴 Training includes:
2RDS
- 30 KB Swing 70/53
- 40TTB
- Goal is 50 burpees
- 60/50 CAL Low
🥵 Then hit the 8 minute Emam.
～Break 2:00～
And of course TEMPO DB OVHS and 100# 💁🏼♀️🥳
AMRAP workout
workout 2
Here’s a good full-body workout that will definitely work your shoulders, core, and legs.
4 rounds:
- 10 devil press
- 25 GHD sit-ups
- 50′ DB Front Rack Walking Lunges {all done in two 50s/35s}
workout 3
Nothing beats echo bike intervals
16 times
workout 4
5x –
- 5 Put DBALL on your shoulder
- 15 burpees
- 1 without legs (20 feet)
- 50ft DBALL carry
1 set every 3:00🥵
workout 5
4 times
- 5 mu
- 50ft front rack lunge
- 50 foot walk
- 50ft front rack lunge
- 5 mu
Break 2:30
bonus workout
What I am grateful for – another day… oh coffee 😴 It finally started working today
5 rounds
- 20 kcal
- 10d ball step over
- 20ttb
And it was 👌🏼
